Chelsea injury boost as five key players set to return to training during international break

Chelsea may reportedly have been handed a major injury boost as five key first-team players look set to return to training during the upcoming international break.

The Blues have had a difficult campaign, with senior figures like Reece James, Ben Chilwell and Christopher Nkunku missing a lot of games, while other talented young members of their squad like Romeo Lavia and Levi Colwill have been out of action a lot as well.

Now, however, Simon Phillips reports that James, Chilwell, Colwill, Nkunku and Benoit Badiashile are expected to return to training soon, with all possibly making it back during the upcoming international break.

On top of that, it seems like Lavia has also been making some progress, so Chelsea fans will no doubt hope that Mauricio Pochettino soon has a far bigger squad of players to choose from as he looks for a strong finish to what has mostly been a very disappointing season.

Chelsea injury boost could be just around the corner

We know that Pochettino has a young and inexperienced squad at his disposal, so having more proven players like James, Chilwell and Nkunku back could be a real-game changer for CFC.

While the likes of Nicolas Jackson and Malo Gusto have shown some promise for the west London giants, it seems clear that they probably wouldn’t have played nearly as often this season if Pochettino had had everyone fit and available.

This could end up being good experience for these players, but overall Chelsea will have been keen to manage their development and progress a bit more slowly than this, so it would be a very welcome boost indeed if senior figures like James could get back onto the pitch as soon as possible.

Overall, however, Chelsea perhaps have to question if there’s something in training impacting their players’ fitness, or if they need to do more homework on their signings’ injury records before bringing them in.